NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has provided researchers strong evidence the moon’s volcanic activity slowed gradually…
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NASA Shares What MAVEN Spacecraft Has Seen in its First Few Weeks at Mars
NASA will host a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 14, to announce early…
NASA Mission Points to Origin of “Ocean of Storms” on Earth’s Moon
Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists have solved a lunar…
NASA’s Newest Mars Mission Spacecraft Enters Orbit around Red Planet
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered Mars’ orbit at 10:24 p.m. EDT…
NASA Mars Spacecraft Ready for Sept. 21 Orbit Insertion
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is nearing its scheduled Sept. 21 insertion into…
Hubble Helps Find Smallest Known Galaxy Containing a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground observation have found an unlikely object…
NASA to hold Sept. 17 Briefing on MAVEN Mars Orbit Insertion, Events Coverage
NASA will host a televised media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 17, to outline…
NASA Instrument aboard European Spacecraft Returns First Science Results
A NASA instrument aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA's) Rosetta orbiter has successfully made its first…
NASA Probes Studying Earth’s Radiation Belts to Celebrate Two Year Anniversary
NASA's twin Van Allen Probes will celebrate on Saturday two years of studying the sun’s influence…